Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026
Films released in 2022 with an Oscar Best Picture or BAFTA Best Film nomination, or Cannes, Venice or Berlin main competition selection, including winners in 2021–2026. Only films with a known Critics Score of 85+ are included, ordered by Critics Score.
2022 is the release year; 2021–2026 is the recognition period. 17 films in this collection.
| # | Movie | Watch | Year | Total ~ | Audience | Critics | Award Score | Recognition | Genre | Runtime |
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| 1 | NB Jafar Panahi · Iran | 2022 | 92.3 | 73.5 | 95.1 | 81.4 | ◆VENICE 2022 | Drama, Romance | 106 min | |
| 2 | T Todd Field · United States; Germany | 2022 | 94.6 | 75.3 | 93.3 | 90.8 | ●VENICE 2022●BAFTA 2023●OSCAR 2023 | Drama, Music | 158 min | |
| 3 | SO Alice Diop · France | 2022 | 91.5 | 67.9 | 92.8 | 81.4 | ◆VENICE 2022 | Drama | 122 min | |
| 4 | AT Laura Poitras · United States | 2022 | 94.9 | 76.0 | 92.8 | 91.9 | 🏆VENICE 2022 | Biography, Documentary, History | 113 min | |
| 5 | TB Martin McDonagh · United Kingdom; United States | 2022 | 94.6 | 77.8 | 90.3 | 90.8 | ●VENICE 2022●BAFTA 2023●OSCAR 2023 | Comedy, Drama | 114 min | |
| 6 | E Jerzy Skolimowski · Poland; Italy | 2022 | 91.7 | 69.4 | 89.0 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2022 | Drama | 88 min | |
| 7 | DT Park Chan-wook · South Korea | 2022 | 89.7 | 75.3 | 88.5 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2022 | Crime, Drama, Mystery | 139 min | |
| 8 | TN Hong Sang-soo · South Korea | 2022 | 91.1 | 69.6 | 88.5 | 80.6 | ◆BERLIN 2022 | Drama | 92 min | |
| 9 | A Carla Simón · Spain; Italy | 2022 | 93.8 | 71.9 | 88.3 | 91.2 | 🏆BERLIN 2022 | Drama | 120 min | |
| 10 | LB Saeed Roustayi · Iran | 2022 | 90.2 | 79.8 | 88.1 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2022 | Drama | 165 min | |
| 11 | SU Kelly Reichardt · United States | 2022 | 88.4 | 64.5 | 88.1 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2022 | Comedy, Drama | 107 min | |
| 12 | TF Steven Spielberg · United States | 2022 | 93.1 | 78.0 | 88.1 | 85.3 | ●OSCAR 2023 | Biography, Drama | 151 min | |
| 13 | R Ulrich Seidl · Austria; France; Germany | 2022 | 88.5 | 69.4 | 87.2 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2022 | Comedy, Drama, Music | 114 min | |
| 14 | AP Michael Koch · Germany; Switzerland | 2022 | 88.3~ | 68.1 | 86.7 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2022 | Drama, Romance | 136 min | |
| 15 | R Cristian Mungiu · Romania; France; Belgium; Sweden | 2022 | 89.3 | 73.8 | 86.5 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2022 | Drama | 125 min | |
| 16 | EE Daniel Kwan; Daniel Scheinert · United States | 2022 | 95.6 | 79.4 | 85.6 | 96.2 | ●BAFTA 2023🏆OSCAR 2023 | Action, Adventure, Comedy | 139 min | |
| 17 | TE Joanna Hogg · United Kingdom; United States | 2022 | 87.8 | 63.6 | 85.4 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 96 min |
This collection contains 17 films released in 2022 with an Oscar Best Picture or BAFTA Best Film nomination, or Cannes, Venice or Berlin main competition selection, including winners during 2021–2026. Every film has a known Critics Score of at least 85. Missing critics’ ratings are excluded. Critics Score combines ratings from trusted sources; it is not an individual Rotten Tomatoes percentage or Metacritic score. Release year and recognition year are separate: a film can receive recognition at a later ceremony or festival.
No Bears leads this Critics Score ranking with 95.1. Leila's Brothers has one of the highest Audience scores in the selection (79.8). No Bears has one of the highest known Critics scores (95.1). Comparing these separate scores can help you choose between the films.
Jafar Panahi · 2022 · 106 min
Audience 73.5 · Critics 95.1 · Total 92.3
Venice 2022: Other major award
Todd Field · 2022 · 158 min
Audience 75.3 · Critics 93.3 · Total 94.6
Venice 2022: Main Competition
BAFTA 2023: Nominee (Best Film)
Oscar 2023: Nominee (Best Picture)
Alice Diop · 2022 · 122 min
Audience 67.9 · Critics 92.8 · Total 91.5
Venice 2022: Other major award
Films are ordered by their known Critics Score. The 85-point minimum is applied before ranking. A Critics score marked ~ is estimated from the catalogue median; its Total is provisional. Recognition years refer to ceremonies and festival editions, not necessarily release dates.